WNBA Playoff Picture 2025, Updated Bracket Scenarios and Standings Before Final Games

New York Liberty at Chicago Sky at 8 p.m. ET

Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings at 8 p.m. ET

Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx at 8 p.m. ET

Las Vegas Aces at Los Angeles Sparks at 10 p.m. ET

For playoff seeding, tiebreakers are likely to come into play. Head-to-head records serve as the first tiebreaker, while conference winning percentage will be considered next.

Teams are seeded exclusively by record and relevant tiebreakers, not by conference.

Once the tournament gets underway, the opening round will consist of best-of-three series with the top four seeds holding the home-court advantage. The higher seeds will now see a home, away, home schedule, which is a departure from the previous home, home, away setup.

“The new 1-1-1 structure for the First Round of the WNBA Playoffs presented by Google will guarantee a home game for both teams in a series, which was a priority based on discussions with the WNBA’s team presidents, head coaches, general managers and the Competition Committee,” WNBA Head of League Operations. Bethany Donaphin said in a statement last October when changes to the playoff format were first announced.

The semifinal round will include best-of-five series, while the WNBA Finals will, for the first time, feature a best-of-seven series. The series will follow a 2-2-1-1-1 format that mirrors that of the NBA Finals.

The opening round is set to begin on Sunday, September 14. The Finals will conclude on Sunday, October 19 at the latest.